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Nervous of cycle commute

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  • missile
    missile Posts: 11,763 Forumite
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    I have done it, but now I would be terrified to cycle on the road. It may be quiet at 06.30, but some of the car drivers could be half asleep.:eek:
    "A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
    Ride hard or stay home :iloveyou:
  • geri1965_2
    geri1965_2 Posts: 8,736 Forumite
    Saddle soreness should disappear after a week, as suggested your saddle may be at fault.

    I use this on my mtb:

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=8236

    Never found a more comfortable saddle.

    Good grief! Are you a woman?
  • freakybacon
    freakybacon Posts: 1,143 Forumite
    Excellent news, well done to the original poster- keep it up! On my 10-mile round trip commute, my suzuki jeep does 30mpg. A gallon of petrol costs approximately £5.27- every time i commute by bike I save £1.75!

    As for those people who claim its too dangerous to cycle to work and so commute by car- as you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.
    "In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act. "

    George Orwell
  • geri1965 wrote: »
    Good grief! Are you a woman?

    No, but I'm sure you'll delight in telling us about your operation to become one?
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